Video: 'George Harrison - I Really Love You'
(Monday, February 7, 1983) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison today released the single “I Really Love You/Circles” today in Britain (Nov. 1, 1982 in the U.S.), the second single from his album Gone Troppo. Continue reading ‘I Really Love You/Circles’ by George Harrison released 30 years ago today (1983)
Video: 'Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie' (part 15; Feb. 5, 1983, at 11:01
(Saturday, February 5, 1983) — Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie, expelled from Bolivia, was brought to Lyon, France, today to stand trial (known as the “Butcher of Lyon” for having personally tortured prisoners of the Gestapo while stationed in Lyon, France, he was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life in prison. He died in 1991.) Continue reading Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to Lyon, France 30 years ago today (1983)
Video: 'State of the Union: President Reagan's State of the Union Speech - 1/25/83'
(Tuesday, January 25, 1983, 9 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan, declaring that “America is on the mend” in his second State of the Union message, urged Congress tonight to support a broad freeze in the growth of domestic spending — necessary, he said, to assure a strong economic recovery.
Video: 'A-Team Intro High Quality'
(Sunday, January 23, 1983, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — The A-Team, an action-adventure television series about a fictional group of ex–United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a “crime they didn’t commit,” debuted tonight on NBC-TV.
It starred George Peppard, Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz, Mr. T, Melinda Culea, Marla Heasley, Eddie Velez and Robert Vaughn.
Video: 'Love Me Do'
(Saturday, January 15, 1983) — 20 Greatest Hits, a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles, released to mark the 20th anniversary of The Beatles’ first record release Love Me Do in the UK in 1962, peaked at #50 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart for two weeks.
Video: 'John Lennon "Love" (Single Edit-1982)'
(Saturday, January 8, 1983) — The John Lennon Collection by ex-Beatle John Lennon peaked at #33 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart for four weeks.
Video: 'Billie Jean'
(Saturday, December 25, 1982) — Thriller by Michael Jackson debuted at #11 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart.
Video: 'Dragnet - Joe Friday Being a Cop Speech'
(Thursday, December 23, 1982) — Actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter Jack Webb, probably best known for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday in TV’s Dragnet, died today of a heart attack in West Hollywood, California. He was 62.
Video: 'Sophie's Choice' trailer
(Wednesday, December 8, 1982) — Sophie’s Choice, a drama film about a Polish immigrant, Sophie, and her tempestuous lover who share a boarding house with a young writer in Brooklyn, was released today in the U.S.
Directed by Alan J. Pakula, the film starred Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol.
Video: 'The Verdict' trailer
(Wednesday, December 8, 1982) — The Verdict, a courtroom drama film about a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer who pushes a medical malpractice case in order to improve his own situation, but discovers along the way that he is doing the right thing, was released today in the U.S.
Directed by Sidney Lumet, the film stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason and Milo O’Shea.
